Charles Baudelaire “Le Vampire” Poem animation french
Heres a virtual movie of the legendary French poet Charles Baudelaire (1821 — 1867) reading his poem “Le Vampire” (The Vampire) The superb reading is by Alain Cuny Charles Baudelaire was a 19th century French poet, translator, and literary and art critic whose reputation rests primarily on Les Fleurs du mal; (1857;The Flowers of Evil) which was perhaps the most important and influential poetry collection published in Europe in the 19th century. Similarly, his Petits poèmes en prose (1868; “Little Prose Poems”) was the most successful and innovative early experiment in prose poetry of the time. Known for his highly contraversial, and often dark poetry, as well as his translation of the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, Baudelaire’s life was filled with drama and strife, from financial disaster to being prosecuted for obscenity and blasphemy. Long after his death many look upon his name as representing depravity and vice: Others see him as being the poet of modern civilization, seeming to speak directly to the 20th century. Kind Regards Jim Clark All rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2009 Le Vampire Toi qui, comme un coup de couteau, Dans mon coeur plaintif es entrée; Toi qui, forte comme un troupeau De démons, vins, folle et parée, De mon esprit humilié Faire ton lit et ton domaine; — Infâme à qui je suis lié Comme le forçat à la chaîne, Comme au jeu le joueur têtu, Comme à la bouteille l’ivrogne, Comme aux vermines la charogne — Maudite, maudite …
Bruno Prevedi – “Come un bel dì di maggio” (Giordano, Andrea Chénier)
Andrea (André) Chénier, the greatest French poet from the time of the French Revolution, has written his last poem, while awaiting the execution by guilliotine. In the poem he ardently speaks about his artistic creation, and expresses his impassioned farewell to life. Listen to this aria in the highly artistic and deeply moving interpretation by Bruno Prevedi, a sadly underestimated Italian dramatic tenor. BRUNO PREVEDI: TENOR ARIAS: Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier Come un bel dì di maggio Bruno Prevedi, tenor Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Conductor: Edward Downes (1964)
Victor Hugo “Demain, dès l’aube” Poem animation French
Heres a virtual movie of the great French poet Victor Hugo reading one his iconic poems “Demain, dès l’aube,” (Tome II. Aujourd’hui, 1843-1856, Livre Quatrième, Pauca meae, XIV). The poem is read superbly by Olivier Le Piouff. Victor-Marie Hugo (26 February 1802 22 May 1885) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France.He was the third and last son of Joseph Léopold Sigisbert Hugo (17731828) and Sophie Trébuchet (1772-1821); his brothers were Abel Joseph Hugo (17981855) and Eugène Hugo (18001837). He was born in 1802 in Besançon (in the region of Franche-Comté) and lived in France for the majority of his life. However, he was forced into exile during the reign of Napoleon III — he lived briefly in Brussels during 1851; in Jersey from 1852 to 1855; and in Guernsey from 1855 to 1870 and again in 1872-1873. There was a general amnesty in 1859; after that, his exile was by choice. Kind Regards Jim Clark All rights are reserved on this video recording copyright Jim Clark 2011 Tomorrow at Dawn………. Tomorrow, at dawn In the hour when the countryside bleaches, I will leave. You see, I know that you await me. I will go by the forest, I will go by the mountain. I then am to remain far from you for a long time. I will walk the eyes fixed on my thoughts, without anything to see with the outside, Nor hearing any noise, Only, unknown, the curved back, crossed hands, Sad, and the …
The Wisdom of Victor Hugo
Victor-Marie Hugo (26 February 1802 — 22 May 1885) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France. In France, Hugo’s literary fame comes first from his poetry but also rests upon his novels and his dramatic achievements. Among many volumes of poetry, Les Contemplations and La Légende des siècles stand particularly high in critical esteem, and Hugo is sometimes identified as the greatest French poet. Outside France, his best-known works are the novels Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris (known in English also as The Hunchback of Notre-Dame).